President Joe Biden and the first lady were in Houston, Texas Friday, days after the president issued a major disaster declaration to free up funds for the state as it grapples with the damage left by a powerful winter storm.

總統喬-拜登和第一夫人週五在德克薩斯州休斯敦，幾天後總統發佈了重大災難宣言，為該州釋放資金，因為它正在努力應對強大的冬季風暴留下的破壞。

Biden met with Republican Governor Greg Abbott, spoke with volunteers at a Houston food bank and workers at the Harris County Emergency Operations Center in Houston.

拜登會見了共和黨州長格雷格-阿博特，與休斯敦一家食品銀行的志願者和休斯敦哈里斯縣緊急行動中心的工人進行了交談。

You're saving people's lives and doing my mother would say, Sure, you're doing God's work.

你在拯救人們的生命，做我母親會說，當然，你在做上帝的工作。

Biden's Friday visit comes as Texas works to recover from a severe February storm that killed at least two dozen people, cause serious damage to homes and businesses, and left millions without power or clean water for days.

拜登週五的訪問正值德克薩斯州努力從2月的一場嚴重風暴中恢復過來，這場風暴造成至少二十多人死亡，對房屋和企業造成嚴重破壞，並使數百萬人在幾天內沒有電力或清潔水。

The president was told that scores of people still don't have clean water.

總統被告知，仍有數十人沒有乾淨的水。

We still have multiple water utility districts that are still repairing their systems today, and 107,000 residents still have to boil their water.

我們今天仍有多個自來水公司小區還在維修系統，10.7萬居民仍要燒水。

Last week, about as FEMA and Biden to issue a major disaster declaration for all of the states 254 counties.

上週，大約是FEMA和拜登為全州254個縣發佈重大災難宣言。

Biden initially signed off on a declaration for 77 counties, which Abbott said was not enough.

拜登最初簽署了77個縣的宣言，阿博特說這還不夠。

Biden added 31 more on Monday and signaled he was open to increasing the number.

拜登週一又增加了31人，並表示他對增加人數持開放態度。

When a crisis hits our states like the one to hit Texas, it's not a Republican or Democrat is hurting.

當危機降臨到我們各州時，就像將要降臨到德克薩斯的危機一樣，這不是共和黨或民主黨在傷害。

It's our fellow Americans are hurting and it's our job to help everyone in need.

是我們的美國同胞在受傷害，我們的工作是幫助每一個需要幫助的人。

The state's Republican leaders have come under fire for not heeding warnings that its power grid needed significant upgrades to defend against deep freezes like the one in mid February.

該州的共和黨領導人因沒有聽從警告而受到抨擊，即其電網需要進行重大升級，以抵禦像2月中旬那樣的深度凍結。

While Biden did not get into laying blame Friday, his deputy national security adviser did fault the Texas government for for going energy regulation that could have left it better prepared.

雖然拜登週五沒有進入鋪天蓋地的指責，但他的副國家安全顧問確實責怪德克薩斯州政府去能源監管，可以讓它有更好的準備。